ST_MEM help

[helpless]

Hi,
I am trying to write overlay to disk using st_mem, it is Alpine 3.06.
Script is :

Code:

STR/sF6B8,0
S_BUF/210/ATAovl.bin/0/10/0
LEVEL/2
STR/w,0,10

The file I saved by st_mem is named OVL_0_0F6B8_0x70.trc it is 56kb.
Question is how many times do I have to repeat it by 10 sectors?
The command I edited finishes like this:

Code:

S_BUF/210/ovl.trc/110/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6B8,0
STR/w,110,10

Is that enough, or too long?
Of course file name was changed.
Thanks.

[helpless]

Is it the last one?

Code:

S_BUF/210/ovl.trc/270/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6B8,0
STR/w,270,10

[Samo]

You need full version of ST_MEM to write using SDLD
Command must be something like that:

SPEED/57600
STR/e0,1/0
SLEEP/2000
SEND_FILE/512/Ovly.bin/<0/<85/1
STR/b,,22
STR/c

[helpless]

I use the free version and it is a working script (so I think). I ran it and st_mem started to do it, now I stopped it, hoping to get a confirmation.
It sends the file by 10 sectors(?) to the write buffer and then writes it to the disk. But I don't know how many sectors I need to send to complete. Somewhere I read that 270+10 (hex). I would like someone to confirm. Or will that be no problem if I try to send more than needed and try overwrite other system area? Or st_mem is clever enough to realize there is no more data in the file and will not send extra zeros to the drive?

[helpless]

I am not sure how to use it. And the upload firmware window in my copy is not yet translated by me, it is full off "??????"
And it has no option to upload vendor, anyways I don't find it.
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=652#p2974

[helpless]

The above sript - by unknown reason - didn't work well.
Used this one instead:

Code:

SPEED/115200
S_BUF/210/ovl.trc/0/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6B8,0,22
STR/w,0,10
SPEED/9600
SPEED/115200
S_BUF/210/ovl.trc/10/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6B8,0,22
STR/w,10,10
SPEED/9600
------------------------
SPEED/115200
S_BUF/210/ovl.trc/60/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6B8,0,22
STR/w,60,10
SPEED/9600

And this for vendor track:

Code:

SPEED/115200
S_BUF/210/vdr.trc/0/10/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6BA,0,22
STR/w,0,10
SPEED/9600
SPEED/115200
S_BUF/210/vdr.trc/10/5/1
LEVEL/2
STR/sF6BA,0,22
STR/w,10,5
SPEED/9600

Re-powered the drive and got this:

Code:

Interface task reset
1024k x 16 buffer detected
ALPINE - 1_Disk    S.15  01-16-03 11:51

Buzz  - Head Mask 0000 - Switch to full int.
              Spin Ready
3.06  03-20-03 12:42
(P)PATA Reset

Initializing SMART Sectors...................................
Slave

So far so good. Let's do a MHDD scan.

[Samo]

For Vendor you do not need to write so much sectors. First 10 are enough even less ...
What about to remove
SPEED/9600
SPEED/115200
and LEVEL/2 in the middle of the script...

[helpless]

Thanks for your comment. But there is something strange in BIOS:
I see this ST3120022A 3.06 Is it normal? Or have to check vendor?

[Samo]

Whats wrong with drive ID?

Code:

Buzz  - Head Mask 0000 - Switch to full int.
              Spin Ready
[b]3.06[/b]  03-20-03 12:42
(P)PATA Reset

[helpless]

Sorry, not in BIOS, but on the POST screen, I thought there should be model name only. But I just noticed the same thing with another Seagate drive, so I guess its ok.